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Jawbone adds muscle for fitness push

Agence France-PresseFebruary 5, 2013 01:01

UP fitness wristband maker Jawbone on Monday announced the acquisition of a pair of young mobile app firms that add muscle to its push make smartphone lifestyles healthier. The San Francisco firm behind popular wireless ear pieces and Jambox bluetooth speakers said that it bought Visere and Massive Health, but did not disclose financial terms of the deals. Visere's products include "Unstuck" apps for Apple gadgets designed to help overcome inertia when it comes to making beneficial changes in their lives or tackling challenges.

WRAPUP 1-Cycling-Lifetime ban is 'death penalty,' says Armstrong

Thomson ReutersJanuary 18, 2013 22:45

(Adds quotes, details) By Julian Linden NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong says he received the "death penalty" for using performance-enhancing drugs and lying about it for over a decade, but the disgraced cyclist still harbors a strong desire to compete and hopes his lifetime ban will one day be lifted.

Lance Armstrong visits Livestrong Foundation to apologize to staff

Thomson ReutersJanuary 14, 2013 15:30

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong on Monday visited the Austin, Texas, office of the cancer foundation he started to apologize to the staff of about 100 people, a spokeswoman for the Livestrong Foundation said. "He had a private conversation with the staff, who have done the important work of the foundation for many years," said foundation spokeswoman Katherine McLane.